Acts 15:1 Cross References - Godbey

¹ And certain ones having come down from Judea were teaching the brethren that, Unless you may be circumcised, according to the custom of Moses, you are not able to be saved.

²² Moses gave you circumcision, not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers, and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

¹⁴ for we have heard him saying, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.

³ Then indeed they having been sent away by the church, traveled through both Phoenicia and Samaria, relating the conversion of the Gentiles: and they continued to make great joy to all the brethren.

⁵ And certain one of those from the sect of the Pharisees having believed arose up, saying that, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

²² Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, along with the whole church, to send men chosen from them into Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas; Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brethren:

²⁴ Since we heard that certain ones having come out from us troubled you, disturbing your souls with words which we did not command:

²⁰ And they hearing, continued to glorify God, and said to him, You see, brother, how many myriads there are of those who believe; and they are all zealots of the law:

⁸ blessed is the man of whom the Lord may not impute sin. ⁹ Then does this blessedness come on the circumcision, or on the uncircumcision? for we say That faith was imputed to Abraham for righteousness. ¹⁰ Then how was it imputed? to him, being in circumcision or uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. ¹¹ And he received the sign of circumcision, and the seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had in uncircumcision: that he should be the father of all who believed, through uncircumcision; and righteousness should be imputed to them; ¹² and the father of circumcision to them who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

¹⁸ Is one called having been circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised: has one been called in uncircumcision? let him not get circumcised. ¹⁹ Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

¹ Then after fourteen years, I again went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking also Titus with me;

³ But neither was Titus the one with me, being a Greek, compelled to be circumcised: ⁴ but on account of the false brethren having crept in, who came in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order that they shall bring us into bondage:

¹¹ And when Cephas came into Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to blame. ¹² For before certain ones came from James, he was eating along with the Gentiles: but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. ¹³ And the rest of the Jews also reciprocated with him; so that even Barnabas was led away by their dissimulation. ¹⁴ But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, If you being a Jew are living like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how do you compel the Gentiles to judaize?

¹ Christ has set you free with freedom, Therefore stand, and be not again entangled with the yoke of bondage. ² Behold I Paul say unto you, that, if you may be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. ³ And again I witness to every man who is circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law. ⁴ You have been divorced from Christ, whosoever are justified by law: you have fallen from grace.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision or uncircumcision avails anything; but faith working through divine love.

¹³ For neither do those who are circumcised keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, in order that they may glory in your flesh. ¹⁴ But it would be impossible for me to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world: ¹⁵ for neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. ¹⁶ And so many as shall walk by this rule, peace and mercy be unto them, and unto the Israel of God.

² Beware of dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the counterfeit circumcision. ³ For we are the circumcision, who serve the Spirit of God, and boast in Christ Jesus, also having no confidence in the flesh:

⁸ See that no one shall be deceiving you through philosophy and empty delusion, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ,

¹¹ in whom you are also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of depravity, in the circumcision of Christ; ¹² having been buried with him in baptism, in which you are also raised by the faith of the operation of God, who raised him from the dead:

¹⁶ Therefore let no one judge you in meat, or in drink, or in the participation of a feast, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath: